1 00:00:00,390 --> 00:00:01,430 Good morning. 2 00:00:01,910 --> 00:00:02,310 Good morning. 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,160 I'm just going to greet you with the 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:16,660 words of John this morning. 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,120 From John to the Church in Southwest Missouri. 6 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,000 Grace to you and peace from him who 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,840 is, and who was, and who is to 8 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,840 come, and from the seven spirits who are 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,360 before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,780 faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and 11 00:00:35,780 --> 00:00:37,620 the ruler of the kings of the earth. 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,660 To him who loves us and freed us 13 00:00:40,660 --> 00:00:42,880 from our sins by his blood, and made 14 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,640 us to be a kingdom, priest, serving his 15 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:47,840 God and Father. 16 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:52,260 To him be glory and dominion forever and 17 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:52,540 ever. 18 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:53,000 Amen. 19 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,600 Look, he is coming with the clouds. 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,660 Every eye will see him, even those who 21 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:00,380 pierced him. 22 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,420 And on his account all the tribes of 23 00:01:03,420 --> 00:01:04,820 the earth will wail. 24 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:06,880 So it is to be. 25 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:07,840 Amen. 26 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,100 I am the Alpha, the Omega, says the 27 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:15,380 Lord God, who is, and who was, and 28 00:01:15,380 --> 00:01:17,880 who is to come, the Almighty. 29 00:01:21,220 --> 00:01:23,620 O God in heaven, we come before you 30 00:01:23,620 --> 00:01:26,220 this morning with thankful hearts. 31 00:01:26,380 --> 00:01:28,760 We thank you for another day. 32 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,180 Mercies and patience which are new every morning. 33 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:39,300 We thank you for this opportunity to gather. 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,540 We ask that you would be with us 35 00:01:41,540 --> 00:01:46,840 in our midst, help us as we communicate 36 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,820 together, help us to grow, help us to 37 00:01:49,820 --> 00:01:54,300 learn, to love you more. 38 00:01:55,620 --> 00:01:56,260 We thank you. 39 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,140 We ask for your presence here with us 40 00:02:01,140 --> 00:02:05,400 as we continue throughout the day, reading out 41 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,060 of your word. 42 00:02:07,180 --> 00:02:09,300 Help us to learn what we need to 43 00:02:09,300 --> 00:02:09,560 learn. 44 00:02:09,940 --> 00:02:11,460 Thank you. 45 00:02:11,460 --> 00:02:13,500 We pray in Jesus' name. 46 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:14,400 Amen. 47 00:02:28,780 --> 00:02:33,400 If you want to turn to Hebrews 11. 48 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,420 We'll start here, maybe end here later. 49 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:00,880 So verse 1, Now faith is the assurance 50 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,420 of things hoped for, the conviction of things 51 00:03:03,420 --> 00:03:04,320 not seen. 52 00:03:05,220 --> 00:03:08,500 Indeed by faith our ancestors received approval. 53 00:03:08,700 --> 00:03:11,760 By faith we understand that the worlds were 54 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,140 prepared by the word of God so that 55 00:03:14,140 --> 00:03:17,500 what is seen was made from things that 56 00:03:17,500 --> 00:03:18,540 are not visible. 57 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,220 And then, by faith able, by faith eno, 58 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:26,920 I'm not going to read the whole thing. 59 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,060 Go to verse 6. 60 00:03:29,860 --> 00:03:32,160 And without faith it is impossible to please 61 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,700 God, for whoever would approach him must believe 62 00:03:35,700 --> 00:03:38,480 that he exists and that he rewards those 63 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:39,300 who seek him. 64 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,400 If we just think about that verse. 65 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,840 Without faith it is impossible to please God, 66 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:55,960 for whoever would approach him must believe that 67 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:56,620 he exists. 68 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,160 That's the first, what do you call it, 69 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,060 a requisite, prerequisite. 70 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,980 I mean, without a belief, without faith, there 71 00:04:11,980 --> 00:04:12,900 will be no action. 72 00:04:14,620 --> 00:04:17,079 If I tell Harvey his house is on 73 00:04:17,079 --> 00:04:20,300 fire, if he has no belief or faith, 74 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,180 then what I'm telling him, he won't move. 75 00:04:23,900 --> 00:04:24,080 Right? 76 00:04:28,460 --> 00:04:31,340 Anyway, so without faith it is impossible to 77 00:04:31,340 --> 00:04:33,680 please God, for whoever would approach him must 78 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,620 believe that he exists and that he rewards 79 00:04:36,620 --> 00:04:37,700 those who seek him. 80 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:40,560 I'm going to stop there. 81 00:04:41,140 --> 00:04:43,240 I'm just going to read a few accounts 82 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,760 in the Gospels, not nearly all of them, 83 00:04:46,860 --> 00:04:48,820 but a few of people that came to 84 00:04:48,820 --> 00:04:54,520 Jesus and were rewarded for their faith, which 85 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,700 was what I started out doing. 86 00:04:56,940 --> 00:04:58,280 I just thought of this verse. 87 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,040 So I went to here and then I 88 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,640 didn't know for sure where to stop when 89 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,760 I went into Hebrews 11 and 12 and 90 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:08,200 so on. 91 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:09,900 Let's see here. 92 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:22,320 Matthew 8, verse 1. 93 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,360 When Jesus had come down from the mountain, 94 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,120 great crowds followed him. 95 00:05:29,580 --> 00:05:31,260 And there was a leper who came to 96 00:05:31,260 --> 00:05:33,980 him and knelt before him, saying, Lord, if 97 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:36,420 you choose, you can make me clean. 98 00:05:40,780 --> 00:05:44,600 So here we see a leper despised of 99 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,880 society, if I understand correctly, from that time. 100 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,440 Unclean, had to stay away from people. 101 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:55,800 But he had faith that this man that 102 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:01,360 he had heard about, maybe seen, could make 103 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:01,760 him whole. 104 00:06:03,180 --> 00:06:04,600 So he did something about it. 105 00:06:06,020 --> 00:06:07,920 There was a leper who came to him 106 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,640 and knelt before him, saying, Lord, if you 107 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,860 choose, you can make me clean. 108 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,700 He stretched out his hand and touched him, 109 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,140 saying, I do choose, you may clean. 110 00:06:20,740 --> 00:06:23,200 Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 111 00:06:24,340 --> 00:06:26,880 Then Jesus said to him, see that you 112 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,280 say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself 113 00:06:30,280 --> 00:06:32,800 to the priest and offer the gift that 114 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,140 Moses commanded as a testimony to them. 115 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:42,040 And if anyone has any thoughts about these 116 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,720 incidences or whatever that I'm reading, just feel 117 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,600 free to butt in and share. 118 00:06:50,780 --> 00:06:53,980 Or just have your own thoughts about how 119 00:06:53,980 --> 00:06:55,240 you think this worked out. 120 00:06:55,820 --> 00:06:58,720 Think about how these people had lived and 121 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,840 how they are coming to Christ. 122 00:07:07,580 --> 00:07:13,100 Verse 5, when he entered Capernaum, a centurion 123 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:17,940 came to him appealing to him, saying, Lord, 124 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,920 my servant is lying at home paralyzed in 125 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,020 terrible distress. 126 00:07:25,420 --> 00:07:29,520 The account in Luke says that he sent 127 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:34,640 the elders of the Jews to Jesus, and 128 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,000 they said he is worthy because he has 129 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,520 builded us a synagogue. 130 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,300 But then part of the rest of the 131 00:07:43,300 --> 00:07:49,360 story, like the thing this centurion then says 132 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,120 later, is the same in both accounts. 133 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,280 Anyway, and he said to him, I will 134 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:57,560 come and cure him. 135 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,900 The centurion answered, Lord, I am not worthy 136 00:08:01,900 --> 00:08:04,160 to have you come under my roof, but 137 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,360 only speak the word and my servant will 138 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:06,860 be healed. 139 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:09,440 This is the part that's the same, like 140 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,840 in the other account, after he gets closer, 141 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:16,400 the centurion comes out or sends word to 142 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:16,620 him. 143 00:08:16,620 --> 00:08:18,920 I think he sends word, like he sends 144 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,840 someone else in Luke's account to say that 145 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,720 I'm not worthy that you should come under 146 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:25,280 my roof. 147 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,080 But then it goes on. 148 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,500 So here was a man, one thing I 149 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:34,200 thought of when I read through this again, 150 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,020 okay, so here's a centurion, a man in 151 00:08:38,020 --> 00:08:42,480 power, and this is his servant. 152 00:08:43,820 --> 00:08:46,540 But this man had compassion, even though it 153 00:08:46,540 --> 00:08:47,120 was a servant. 154 00:08:48,060 --> 00:08:51,700 This man was important to, like it was 155 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:53,980 another human being, and he had compassion on 156 00:08:53,980 --> 00:08:57,080 him, and here again, he knew of this 157 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,600 man Jesus, and he had faith. 158 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,100 He did something about it for his servant. 159 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:09,410 And he said to him, I will come 160 00:09:09,410 --> 00:09:10,150 and cure him. 161 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:13,690 The centurion answered, Lord, I am not worthy 162 00:09:13,690 --> 00:09:16,170 to have you come under my roof, but 163 00:09:16,170 --> 00:09:18,810 only speak the word and my servant will 164 00:09:18,810 --> 00:09:20,150 be healed. 165 00:09:21,890 --> 00:09:25,310 For I also am a man under authority, 166 00:09:26,170 --> 00:09:28,870 with soldiers under me, and I say to 167 00:09:28,870 --> 00:09:32,790 one, go, and he goes, and to another, 168 00:09:33,070 --> 00:09:36,590 come, and he comes, and to my slave, 169 00:09:37,070 --> 00:09:39,410 do this, and the slave does it. 170 00:09:42,110 --> 00:09:44,090 But here the man's just saying, I know 171 00:09:44,090 --> 00:09:46,090 how power works, I'm a man in authority, 172 00:09:46,270 --> 00:09:48,490 and I've got people under me, and I 173 00:09:48,490 --> 00:09:52,310 tell them, do this, come, go, and they 174 00:09:52,310 --> 00:09:52,630 obey. 175 00:09:53,650 --> 00:09:57,770 And I know you're in authority over these 176 00:09:57,770 --> 00:09:59,730 things, and you can do it. 177 00:10:03,530 --> 00:10:06,530 When Jesus heard him, he was amazed, and 178 00:10:06,530 --> 00:10:09,990 he said to those who followed him, Truly, 179 00:10:10,290 --> 00:10:12,430 I tell you, in no one in Israel 180 00:10:12,430 --> 00:10:14,130 have I found such faith. 181 00:10:14,790 --> 00:10:17,890 I tell you, many will come from east 182 00:10:17,890 --> 00:10:21,450 and west, and will eat with Abraham and 183 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:24,810 Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 184 00:10:25,050 --> 00:10:27,470 while the heirs of the kingdom will be 185 00:10:27,470 --> 00:10:31,630 thrown into the outer darkness, where there will 186 00:10:31,630 --> 00:10:33,930 be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 187 00:10:35,210 --> 00:10:39,670 And to the centurion Jesus said, Go, let 188 00:10:39,670 --> 00:10:41,430 it be done for you according to your 189 00:10:41,430 --> 00:10:41,770 faith. 190 00:10:42,890 --> 00:10:45,310 And the servant was healed in that hour. 191 00:10:56,130 --> 00:11:04,190 We'll go down to chapter 9, verse 27. 192 00:11:11,150 --> 00:11:13,770 Here we have two blind men putting in 193 00:11:13,770 --> 00:11:14,250 an effort. 194 00:11:15,970 --> 00:11:19,050 As Jesus went on from there, two blind 195 00:11:19,050 --> 00:11:23,130 men followed him, crying loudly, Have mercy on 196 00:11:23,130 --> 00:11:24,190 us, son of David! 197 00:11:25,450 --> 00:11:29,170 When he entered the house, the blind men 198 00:11:29,170 --> 00:11:31,190 came to him, and Jesus said to them, 199 00:11:32,170 --> 00:11:34,370 Do you believe that I am able to 200 00:11:34,370 --> 00:11:34,970 do this? 201 00:11:36,490 --> 00:11:38,770 They said to him, Yes, Lord. 202 00:11:39,430 --> 00:11:41,750 Then he touched their eyes and said, According 203 00:11:41,750 --> 00:11:45,050 to your faith, let it be done to 204 00:11:45,050 --> 00:11:45,350 you. 205 00:11:45,930 --> 00:11:47,390 And their eyes were opened. 206 00:11:48,330 --> 00:11:51,610 Then Jesus sternly ordered them, See that no 207 00:11:51,610 --> 00:11:53,150 one knows of this. 208 00:11:53,810 --> 00:11:55,870 But they went away, and they spread the 209 00:11:55,870 --> 00:11:58,170 news about him throughout that district. 210 00:12:02,570 --> 00:12:04,670 And in all of these accounts, we could 211 00:12:04,670 --> 00:12:06,450 probably say the same thing. 212 00:12:07,630 --> 00:12:09,430 Like I was just thinking when I was 213 00:12:09,430 --> 00:12:13,150 reading this, there were probably other blind people 214 00:12:13,150 --> 00:12:19,090 in these countries and around about, and not 215 00:12:19,090 --> 00:12:20,570 all of the blind people got healed. 216 00:12:23,810 --> 00:12:27,830 So some of them didn't have faith. 217 00:12:29,390 --> 00:12:32,210 They didn't have a belief that this man 218 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:35,490 they had heard about or not a big 219 00:12:35,490 --> 00:12:38,550 enough faith to produce any actions of coming 220 00:12:38,550 --> 00:12:43,870 to the man and asking for their sight, 221 00:12:44,070 --> 00:12:45,010 as these two did. 222 00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:48,270 And the same could probably be said of 223 00:12:48,270 --> 00:12:49,470 any of the other accounts. 224 00:12:49,870 --> 00:12:53,170 There were probably other centurions that had six 225 00:12:53,170 --> 00:13:00,170 servants, all of the miracles and things that 226 00:13:00,170 --> 00:13:02,390 we read about, the ones that I'm not 227 00:13:02,390 --> 00:13:04,550 reading about, but just the ones that we 228 00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:05,090 know of. 229 00:13:06,210 --> 00:13:08,170 We could think of all the other people 230 00:13:08,170 --> 00:13:10,330 that probably had the same ailments, and they 231 00:13:10,330 --> 00:13:12,890 didn't get healed, but we don't really have 232 00:13:12,890 --> 00:13:17,450 any that came to Jesus and said, I 233 00:13:17,450 --> 00:13:19,610 want to be healed, and then he said, 234 00:13:19,610 --> 00:13:24,010 or you're not worthy. 235 00:13:25,910 --> 00:13:29,550 You've come in faith, but I've decided not 236 00:13:29,550 --> 00:13:30,250 to heal you. 237 00:13:31,490 --> 00:13:32,690 Or I can't think of any. 238 00:13:33,310 --> 00:13:35,090 Someone else can direct me. 239 00:13:44,430 --> 00:13:46,330 Luke, chapter 8. 240 00:14:16,850 --> 00:14:19,170 Luke, chapter 8, verse 43. 241 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:34,420 So I'm just picking out this one account. 242 00:14:34,420 --> 00:14:40,260 I guess it's within another account, but the 243 00:14:40,260 --> 00:14:45,860 other account is of a leader of a 244 00:14:45,860 --> 00:14:46,340 synagogue. 245 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,040 They come to him asking for help for 246 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,760 his dying daughter, so I guess we could 247 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:53,800 just read the whole thing. 248 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,820 Why don't we start at 40. 249 00:14:57,380 --> 00:15:00,540 Now, when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, 250 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,520 for they were all waiting for him. 251 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,800 Just then there came a man named Jairus, 252 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,320 a leader of the synagogue. 253 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,540 He fell at Jesus' feet and begged him 254 00:15:11,540 --> 00:15:13,800 to come to his house, for he had 255 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,860 an only daughter, about 12 years old, who 256 00:15:16,860 --> 00:15:17,460 was dying. 257 00:15:20,060 --> 00:15:22,420 Then as he went, the crowds pressed in 258 00:15:22,420 --> 00:15:22,860 on him. 259 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,280 As he went, the crowds pressed in on 260 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:29,500 him. 261 00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:33,920 Now, there was a woman who had been 262 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:38,120 suffering from hemorrhages for 12 years, and though 263 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,880 she had spent all she had on physicians, 264 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,740 no one could cure her. 265 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:48,360 She came up behind him and touched the 266 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:52,280 fringe of his clothes, and immediately her hemorrhage 267 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:52,820 stopped. 268 00:15:55,060 --> 00:15:58,940 Then Jesus asked, Who touched me? 269 00:16:03,670 --> 00:16:08,490 When all denied it, Peter said, Master, the 270 00:16:08,490 --> 00:16:11,290 crowds surround you and press in on you. 271 00:16:14,790 --> 00:16:17,490 Like, there's a lot of people touching me. 272 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:19,750 What do you mean, who touched me? 273 00:16:23,790 --> 00:16:27,750 But Jesus said, Someone touched me, for I 274 00:16:27,750 --> 00:16:30,470 noticed that power had gone out from me. 275 00:16:31,470 --> 00:16:33,350 When the woman saw that she could not 276 00:16:33,350 --> 00:16:36,850 remain hidden, she came trembling and falling down 277 00:16:36,850 --> 00:16:37,650 before him. 278 00:16:39,070 --> 00:16:41,370 She declared in the presence of all the 279 00:16:41,370 --> 00:16:44,190 people why she had touched him and how 280 00:16:44,190 --> 00:16:46,050 she had been immediately healed. 281 00:16:46,910 --> 00:16:50,030 And he said to her, Daughter, Your faith 282 00:16:50,030 --> 00:16:51,450 has made you well. 283 00:16:51,630 --> 00:16:52,410 Go in peace. 284 00:16:56,390 --> 00:17:00,510 And what started my whole thinking of relating 285 00:17:00,510 --> 00:17:03,250 some of these is, I've been reading just 286 00:17:03,250 --> 00:17:08,930 a separate book that was, that had talked 287 00:17:08,930 --> 00:17:12,609 about this woman, and then it just mentioned 288 00:17:12,609 --> 00:17:16,030 a little phrase at the bottom, like, Today, 289 00:17:18,130 --> 00:17:21,930 this idea of, like, so many people are 290 00:17:21,930 --> 00:17:25,490 thronging Jesus, like even the author seemed to 291 00:17:25,490 --> 00:17:27,750 imply, like, Okay, even today it works that 292 00:17:27,750 --> 00:17:27,930 way. 293 00:17:27,990 --> 00:17:30,790 There's so many people thronging Jesus, but how 294 00:17:30,790 --> 00:17:34,730 many are actually, you know, reaching out in 295 00:17:34,730 --> 00:17:36,750 faith and touching him? 296 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:39,350 I mean, there were more people touching him 297 00:17:39,350 --> 00:17:40,050 in this account. 298 00:17:40,970 --> 00:17:42,570 I mean, they were thronging about him. 299 00:17:43,770 --> 00:17:45,650 Like, where are we in this? 300 00:17:45,890 --> 00:17:46,670 Where am I? 301 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:56,960 Anyway, we can go on. 302 00:17:57,180 --> 00:17:57,920 Verse 49. 303 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,240 While he was still speaking, someone came from 304 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,480 the leader's house to say, Your daughter is 305 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:05,860 dead. 306 00:18:06,380 --> 00:18:08,300 Do not trouble the teacher any longer. 307 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:14,360 When Jesus heard this, he replied, Do not 308 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:14,760 fear. 309 00:18:15,420 --> 00:18:17,700 Only believe, and she will be saved. 310 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:21,820 When he came to the house, he did 311 00:18:21,820 --> 00:18:24,100 not allow anyone to enter with him except 312 00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:28,700 Peter, John, and James, and the child's father 313 00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:29,260 and mother. 314 00:18:31,060 --> 00:18:34,100 They were all weeping and wailing for her, 315 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,560 but he said, Do not weep, for she 316 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:38,940 is not dead but sleeping. 317 00:18:39,340 --> 00:18:42,020 And they laughed at him, knowing that she 318 00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:42,640 was dead. 319 00:18:43,260 --> 00:18:44,800 But he took her by the hand and 320 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,540 called out, Child, get up! 321 00:18:48,780 --> 00:18:52,420 Her spirit returned, and she got up at 322 00:18:52,420 --> 00:18:54,800 once, and he directed them to give her 323 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:55,720 something to eat. 324 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,620 Her parents were astounded, but he ordered them 325 00:18:59,620 --> 00:19:01,860 to tell no one what had happened. 326 00:19:29,660 --> 00:19:32,800 I guess we'll go to Luke 7. 327 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,140 I didn't want to spend too much time 328 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:35,340 there. 329 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:36,920 Let's go to Luke 7. 330 00:19:48,310 --> 00:19:54,430 This account, not only does it also involve 331 00:19:54,430 --> 00:20:00,470 faith, but because we're thinking of gathering tonight, 332 00:20:01,170 --> 00:20:08,030 having communion, and foot washing, I thought of 333 00:20:08,030 --> 00:20:09,150 this as well. 334 00:20:15,310 --> 00:20:17,250 Luke 7, verse 36. 335 00:20:17,890 --> 00:20:20,550 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat 336 00:20:20,550 --> 00:20:22,530 with him, and he went into the Pharisee's 337 00:20:22,530 --> 00:20:24,490 house and took his place at the table. 338 00:20:25,130 --> 00:20:26,930 And a woman in the city, who was 339 00:20:26,930 --> 00:20:29,930 a sinner, had learned that he was eating 340 00:20:29,930 --> 00:20:34,610 in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar 341 00:20:34,610 --> 00:20:35,430 of ointment. 342 00:20:36,370 --> 00:20:38,490 She stood behind him at his feet. 343 00:20:39,030 --> 00:20:41,810 Weeping, and began to bathe his feet with 344 00:20:41,810 --> 00:20:44,410 her tears, and to dry them with her 345 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:44,730 hair. 346 00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:48,090 Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing 347 00:20:48,090 --> 00:20:49,190 them with the ointment. 348 00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:53,910 Now, when the Pharisee, who had invited him, 349 00:20:54,070 --> 00:20:56,890 saw it, he said to himself, if this 350 00:20:56,890 --> 00:20:58,890 man were a prophet, he would have known 351 00:20:59,870 --> 00:21:02,090 who and what kind of woman this is 352 00:21:02,090 --> 00:21:03,750 who is touching him, that she is a 353 00:21:03,750 --> 00:21:03,990 sinner. 354 00:21:05,990 --> 00:21:08,270 Jesus spoke up and said to him, Simon, 355 00:21:08,590 --> 00:21:11,790 I have something to say to you. 356 00:21:12,850 --> 00:21:14,610 Teacher, he replied, speak. 357 00:21:16,530 --> 00:21:19,610 A certain creditor had two debtors, one owed 358 00:21:19,610 --> 00:21:22,370 him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 359 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:25,770 When they could not pay, he canceled the 360 00:21:25,770 --> 00:21:27,190 debts for both of them. 361 00:21:28,030 --> 00:21:29,890 Now which of them will love him more? 362 00:21:32,050 --> 00:21:35,270 Simon answered, I suppose the one for whom 363 00:21:35,270 --> 00:21:36,910 he canceled the greater debt. 364 00:21:42,460 --> 00:21:45,200 And Jesus said to him, you have judged 365 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:45,840 rightly. 366 00:21:47,660 --> 00:21:50,060 Then turning toward the woman, he said to 367 00:21:50,060 --> 00:21:52,560 Simon, do you see this woman? 368 00:21:55,460 --> 00:21:58,360 I entered your house, and you gave me 369 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:00,880 no water for my feet, but she has 370 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,560 bathed my feet with her tears and dried 371 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:05,500 them with her hair. 372 00:22:06,260 --> 00:22:08,980 You gave me no kiss, but from the 373 00:22:08,980 --> 00:22:12,140 time I came in, she has not stopped 374 00:22:12,140 --> 00:22:13,160 kissing my feet. 375 00:22:14,220 --> 00:22:16,900 You did not anoint my head with oil, 376 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,220 but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 377 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:26,000 Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were 378 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,320 many, have been forgiven. 379 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,820 Hence, she has shown great love. 380 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,600 But the one to whom little is forgiven, 381 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:35,760 loves little. 382 00:22:37,220 --> 00:22:39,120 Then he said to her, your sins are 383 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:39,500 forgiven. 384 00:22:41,340 --> 00:22:43,500 But those who were at the table with 385 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:47,500 him began to say among themselves, who is 386 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:49,480 this who even forgives sins? 387 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,140 Then he said to the woman, your faith 388 00:22:55,140 --> 00:22:56,300 has saved you. 389 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:58,380 Go in peace. 390 00:23:03,790 --> 00:23:06,270 Now let's go back to Hebrews 11. 391 00:23:12,250 --> 00:23:14,790 Moses is just going to skim through here 392 00:23:14,790 --> 00:23:15,510 a little bit. 393 00:23:20,150 --> 00:23:23,370 So after verse 6, let's read verse 6 394 00:23:23,370 --> 00:23:23,670 again. 395 00:23:23,730 --> 00:23:26,150 Without faith it is impossible to please God, 396 00:23:26,150 --> 00:23:30,010 for whoever would approach him must believe that 397 00:23:30,010 --> 00:23:32,490 he exists and that he rewards those who 398 00:23:32,490 --> 00:23:33,110 seek him. 399 00:23:34,770 --> 00:23:37,610 Then we have, by faith, Noah did. 400 00:23:38,190 --> 00:23:40,150 By faith, Abraham did. 401 00:23:41,130 --> 00:23:42,510 And I think in the community of change 402 00:23:42,510 --> 00:23:44,910 it mentions Sarah later, mine doesn't. 403 00:23:45,010 --> 00:23:46,390 By faith, Sarah. 404 00:23:47,170 --> 00:23:49,410 By faith, Abraham did. 405 00:23:50,870 --> 00:23:52,310 By faith, Moses. 406 00:23:55,270 --> 00:23:59,310 By faith, I didn't finish my business this 407 00:23:59,310 --> 00:24:00,610 morning. 408 00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:04,710 I'm skimming through here and just underlining everything. 409 00:24:04,850 --> 00:24:08,550 I'm missing them because it's not set up 410 00:24:08,550 --> 00:24:10,130 the same as in the King James. 411 00:24:10,830 --> 00:24:12,750 Okay, so by faith, Isaac. 412 00:24:15,090 --> 00:24:16,830 By faith, Jacob. 413 00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:20,210 In verse 21, 22. 414 00:24:20,390 --> 00:24:21,490 By faith, Joseph. 415 00:24:22,590 --> 00:24:24,250 By faith, Moses. 416 00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:27,370 By faith, Moses. 417 00:24:33,570 --> 00:24:34,670 Verse 29. 418 00:24:34,930 --> 00:24:37,350 By faith, the people passed through the Red 419 00:24:37,350 --> 00:24:37,710 Sea. 420 00:24:39,750 --> 00:24:40,470 30. 421 00:24:40,670 --> 00:24:43,010 By faith, the walls of Jericho fell. 422 00:24:43,570 --> 00:24:43,990 31. 423 00:24:44,250 --> 00:24:48,150 By faith, Rahab did what she did. 424 00:24:48,150 --> 00:24:50,630 And what more should I say for the 425 00:24:50,630 --> 00:24:54,030 time would fail me to tell of Gideon, 426 00:24:55,170 --> 00:25:03,070 Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets all 427 00:25:03,070 --> 00:25:04,350 did things by faith. 428 00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:06,090 32. 429 00:25:06,090 --> 00:25:09,950 Through faith, comfort kingdoms, administer justice, obtain promises, 430 00:25:10,130 --> 00:25:13,490 shut the mouths of lions, quench the raging 431 00:25:13,490 --> 00:25:15,570 fire, escape the edge of the sword. 432 00:25:15,570 --> 00:25:16,150 33. 433 00:25:16,150 --> 00:25:18,850 Won strength out of weakness, became mighty in 434 00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:21,570 war, put foreign armies to flight. 435 00:25:23,310 --> 00:25:23,970 34. 436 00:25:23,970 --> 00:25:27,510 By faith, women received their dead by resurrections. 437 00:25:28,380 --> 00:25:28,710 35. 438 00:25:28,710 --> 00:25:33,650 Others were tortured, others suffered mocking and flogging 439 00:25:33,650 --> 00:25:35,250 and even chains and imprisonment. 440 00:25:35,410 --> 00:25:35,810 36. 441 00:25:35,810 --> 00:25:37,670 They were stoned to death, they were sawn 442 00:25:37,670 --> 00:25:39,410 in two, they were killed by the sword. 443 00:25:39,750 --> 00:25:39,950 37. 444 00:25:39,950 --> 00:25:41,770 They went about in skins of sheep and 445 00:25:41,770 --> 00:25:46,910 goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented, of whom the world 446 00:25:46,910 --> 00:25:47,670 was not worthy. 447 00:25:47,750 --> 00:25:49,830 They wandered in deserts and mountains and in 448 00:25:49,830 --> 00:25:51,930 caves and holes in the earth. 449 00:25:53,130 --> 00:25:53,690 39. 450 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,840 Yet all these, though they were commended for 451 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,180 their faith, did not receive what was promised, 452 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:08,860 since God had provided something better so that 453 00:26:08,860 --> 00:26:12,380 they would not, apart from us, be made 454 00:26:12,380 --> 00:26:12,860 perfect. 455 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:14,920 40. 456 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:20,100 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great 457 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:23,180 a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside 458 00:26:23,180 --> 00:26:25,280 every weight and the sin that clings so 459 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,960 closely, and let us run with perseverance the 460 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,420 race that is set before us. 461 00:26:29,420 --> 00:26:30,640 41. 462 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,960 Looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of 463 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,980 our faith, who for the sake of the 464 00:26:34,980 --> 00:26:37,900 joy that was set before him endured the 465 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:42,460 cross, despising its shame, and has taken his 466 00:26:42,460 --> 00:26:44,280 seat at the right hand of the throne 467 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:44,900 of God. 468 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:46,840 42. 469 00:26:47,660 --> 00:26:52,120 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself 470 00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:55,040 from sinners, so that you may not grow 471 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:56,340 weary or lose heart. 472 00:26:56,340 --> 00:26:57,760 43. 473 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,020 In your struggle against sin you have not 474 00:27:00,020 --> 00:27:02,780 yet resisted to the point of shedding your 475 00:27:02,780 --> 00:27:07,140 blood, and you have forgotten the exhortation that 476 00:27:07,140 --> 00:27:09,460 addresses you as children. 477 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:13,140 My child, do not regard lightly the discipline 478 00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:15,780 of the Lord, or lose heart when you 479 00:27:15,780 --> 00:27:16,960 are punished by him. 480 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:17,960 45. 481 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,720 For the Lord disciplines those whom he loves, 482 00:27:20,860 --> 00:27:24,700 and he chastises every child whom he accepts. 483 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:27,000 46. 484 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,040 Endure trials for the sake of discipline. 485 00:27:29,540 --> 00:27:31,340 God is treating you as children. 486 00:27:32,060 --> 00:27:34,160 For what child is there whom a parent 487 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:35,300 does not discipline? 488 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,880 If you do not have that discipline in 489 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,260 which all children share, then you are illegitimate 490 00:27:42,260 --> 00:27:43,880 and not his children. 491 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:44,980 47. 492 00:27:45,540 --> 00:27:49,260 Moreover, we have human parents to discipline us, 493 00:27:49,380 --> 00:27:50,700 and we respect it to them. 494 00:27:51,300 --> 00:27:53,040 Should we not be even more willing to 495 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,960 be subject to the Father of spirits and 496 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:56,320 live? 497 00:27:57,540 --> 00:27:57,760 48. 498 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,720 For they disciplined us for a short time, 499 00:27:59,820 --> 00:28:01,000 as seemed best to them. 500 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,000 But he disciplines us for our good, in 501 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,880 order that we may share his holiness. 502 00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:10,320 Now discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant 503 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:11,060 at the time. 504 00:28:11,060 --> 00:28:13,480 But later it yields the peaceful fruit of 505 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,800 righteousness to those who have been trained by 506 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:16,080 it. 507 00:28:16,940 --> 00:28:22,700 Therefore, lift your drooping hands, strengthen your weak 508 00:28:22,700 --> 00:28:26,400 knees, and make straight paths for your feet, 509 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,280 so that what is lame may not be 510 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,980 put out of joint, but rather be healed. 511 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:45,000 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which 512 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,360 no one will see the Lord. 513 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,880 See to it that no one fails to 514 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,400 obtain the grace of God, that no root 515 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,080 of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and 516 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,080 through it many become defiled. 517 00:29:03,020 --> 00:29:05,500 See to it that no one becomes like 518 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:08,960 Esau, an immoral and godless person who sold 519 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,720 his birthright for a single meal. 520 00:29:16,670 --> 00:29:19,050 Let's skip the next part, how he came 521 00:29:19,050 --> 00:29:20,810 back and couldn't receive the blessing. 522 00:29:21,830 --> 00:29:22,370 18. 523 00:29:22,370 --> 00:29:24,390 You have not come to something that can 524 00:29:24,390 --> 00:29:27,810 be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and 525 00:29:27,810 --> 00:29:29,650 bloom and a tempest and the sound of 526 00:29:29,650 --> 00:29:32,510 a trumpet and a voice whose words make 527 00:29:32,510 --> 00:29:34,710 the hearers beg that not another word be 528 00:29:34,710 --> 00:29:35,630 spoken to them. 529 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:40,440 Verse 22. 530 00:29:40,740 --> 00:29:43,840 But you have come to Mount Zion, and 531 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:45,560 to the city of the living God, the 532 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:49,860 heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal 533 00:29:49,860 --> 00:29:52,620 gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn, 534 00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:55,860 who are enrolled in heaven, to the God, 535 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,720 and to God, the Judge of all, and 536 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,300 to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 537 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:06,440 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new 538 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:10,880 covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks 539 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:12,800 a better word than the blood of Abel. 540 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,020 See that you do not refuse the one 541 00:30:17,020 --> 00:30:18,700 who is speaking, for if they did not 542 00:30:18,700 --> 00:30:21,360 escape when they refused the one who warned 543 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,760 them on earth, how much less will we 544 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,340 escape if we reject the one who warns 545 00:30:26,340 --> 00:30:26,840 from heaven. 546 00:30:28,740 --> 00:30:30,780 At that time his voice shook the earth, 547 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,020 but now he has promised, yet once more, 548 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:35,600 I will shape not only the earth, but 549 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:36,480 also the heaven. 550 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,880 This phrase, yet once more, indicates the removal 551 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:44,420 of what is shaken, that is, created things, 552 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,840 so that what cannot be shaken may remain. 553 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,480 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that 554 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,800 cannot be shaken, let us give thanks by 555 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,160 which we offer to God an acceptable worship 556 00:30:56,160 --> 00:31:00,400 with reverence and awe, for indeed our God 557 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,360 is a consuming fire. 558 00:31:17,860 --> 00:31:20,220 Let mutual love continue. 559 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,980 Thoughts, comments, corrections, here please. 560 00:31:30,540 --> 00:31:31,700 I appreciate that. 561 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,020 It reminded me of a song that we 562 00:31:34,020 --> 00:31:36,100 used to sing when you heard it. 563 00:31:38,420 --> 00:31:41,020 Reach out and touch the Lord as he 564 00:31:41,020 --> 00:31:41,680 walks by. 565 00:31:42,660 --> 00:31:45,060 You'll find he's not too busy to hear 566 00:31:45,060 --> 00:31:45,860 your hearts cry. 567 00:31:45,860 --> 00:31:48,000 He is passing by this moment. 568 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,200 If you need to supply, reach out and 569 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,820 touch the Lord as he walks by. 570 00:31:55,020 --> 00:31:58,500 That's really, it really is, I really appreciated 571 00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:01,100 the thought how you said how many people 572 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:04,960 today are longing Jesus, but, you know, it's 573 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,420 such a large number, but how many people 574 00:32:06,420 --> 00:32:08,940 are actually willing to reach out and touch 575 00:32:08,940 --> 00:32:11,520 him and have that faith? 576 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,080 It's a good thought. 577 00:32:16,500 --> 00:32:17,480 Lord bless you. 578 00:32:19,740 --> 00:32:21,080 Amen, Brother Leroy. 579 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,860 I appreciate your comments to the tale. 580 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:27,280 You said you couldn't go on. 581 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:28,560 Wonderful words of life. 582 00:32:32,460 --> 00:32:35,480 Yeah, Jesus didn't do many miracles in Galilee 583 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:39,100 because of the unbelief. 584 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,440 And the ones, I believe, that were healed 585 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:43,520 had faith. 586 00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,940 Many other lepers and blind and crippled and 587 00:32:46,940 --> 00:32:51,080 you name it, they weren't healed because, it's 588 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,980 not for me, they just lacked faith. 589 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:54,580 I assume that's the one. 590 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:57,440 So it is today with God's goodness too. 591 00:32:58,180 --> 00:33:00,040 The grace of God, the goodness of God. 592 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,880 Yeah, he saved Paul, the chief of all 593 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,960 sinners, and Manasseh, but he can't save me, 594 00:33:06,020 --> 00:33:07,620 I'm just not good enough like Peter. 595 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:09,880 Depart from me, I'm a sinful person. 596 00:33:10,500 --> 00:33:14,540 And how they're putting off the grace of 597 00:33:14,540 --> 00:33:16,100 God and the faith that's saved. 598 00:33:16,940 --> 00:33:18,540 And I think Brother Daniel said to me 599 00:33:18,540 --> 00:33:20,160 this morning, in a prayer meeting this morning, 600 00:33:20,260 --> 00:33:22,680 he asked about Polycarp, when they were burning 601 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,880 Polycarp, that's how he died, the stakes on 602 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:26,220 fire. 603 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:28,260 And he says, I'm not afraid of the 604 00:33:28,260 --> 00:33:31,500 fire, this temporary fire, but you should be 605 00:33:31,500 --> 00:33:33,580 afraid of the fire that burns forever and 606 00:33:33,580 --> 00:33:33,900 ever. 607 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,600 Am I quoting him right? 608 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,180 Who made Polycarp to me this morning? 609 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,400 One of the brothers made Polycarp to me 610 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:44,680 this morning, that's a dreamer. 611 00:33:45,420 --> 00:33:47,360 But even second-hand faith is good, like 612 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:54,600 the Shunammite woman, with Naaman's wife, there is 613 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,000 a prophet, a young maiden, there is a 614 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:57,920 prophet in Israel who could heal your leprosy, 615 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:02,640 and they got him, and they believed him, 616 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,460 and then they sent Elijah up to meet 617 00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:08,699 Naaman, and then Naaman's servants, right, Naaman, he 618 00:34:08,699 --> 00:34:10,199 was in a rage, I'm getting out of 619 00:34:10,199 --> 00:34:12,600 here, and the servants said, wait, wait, if 620 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,600 he has a great thing, you do it, 621 00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:16,639 just do what he says. 622 00:34:17,420 --> 00:34:19,760 Faith is a victory, the Lord be magnified. 623 00:34:22,820 --> 00:34:25,139 Thank you brothers for your comments, and thank 624 00:34:25,139 --> 00:34:29,520 you Brother Elijah for that, it is very 625 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:29,960 inspiring. 626 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:36,540 I want to re-read everything, I like 627 00:34:36,540 --> 00:34:44,020 everything that was read today, especially how in 628 00:34:44,020 --> 00:34:45,760 chapter 11 it says, Now faith is the 629 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,400 substance of things hoped for, the evidence of 630 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,420 things not seen, for by the elders obtained 631 00:34:52,420 --> 00:34:53,179 a good testimony. 632 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,460 It is easy as children to hope for 633 00:34:56,460 --> 00:35:01,020 things that they can see, but we are 634 00:35:01,020 --> 00:35:06,020 called to hope for things that are not 635 00:35:06,020 --> 00:35:09,920 seen, and he repeats sort of the same 636 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:16,980 understanding here, in verse 3, at the end 637 00:35:16,980 --> 00:35:18,920 of it, so that the things which are 638 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:22,060 seen were not made of things which are 639 00:35:22,060 --> 00:35:31,640 visible, and then later on, Noah is warned, 640 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,440 he is divinely warned of something that was 641 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:43,380 coming, that he couldn't probably even imagine, and 642 00:35:43,380 --> 00:35:46,900 it condemned the world, but he became an 643 00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:51,920 heir of righteousness, because of his faith in 644 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:57,420 doing what God wanted him to do, and 645 00:35:57,420 --> 00:36:01,660 then he goes to Abraham, and at the 646 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,240 end of verse 10 it says, For he 647 00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:08,220 waited for the city which has foundations, whose 648 00:36:08,220 --> 00:36:10,180 builder and maker is God. 649 00:36:12,820 --> 00:36:21,880 And there is this Zion in Jerusalem, that 650 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:25,960 really the foundations are made by men, I 651 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:29,800 know that many evangelical groups wait for, what 652 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:31,580 they would call the third temple, I suppose, 653 00:36:32,020 --> 00:36:34,380 to be put together, maybe to call on 654 00:36:34,380 --> 00:36:38,820 their Messiah, to force his coming, I guess, 655 00:36:38,900 --> 00:36:39,360 or whatever. 656 00:36:40,180 --> 00:36:41,620 But really we are supposed to be waiting 657 00:36:41,620 --> 00:36:48,100 for a city that's builder, is not man, 658 00:36:48,180 --> 00:36:48,800 but is God. 659 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:51,840 And you know, I could go on and 660 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:56,840 on, all these people, that's what this faith 661 00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:01,380 is defined as, they couldn't tangibly hold it, 662 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:05,840 they couldn't see it, but they believed it. 663 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:12,500 And yeah, may we all just have that 664 00:37:12,500 --> 00:37:14,480 childlike faith in God. 665 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,720 I wasn't planning on sharing, but I had 666 00:37:19,720 --> 00:37:22,400 this thought that kept penetrating, and it was 667 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,140 a blessing, thank you, brother, I appreciate that. 668 00:37:25,580 --> 00:37:28,440 I really like how you put faith, and 669 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:31,800 kind of bringing it to other analogies, where 670 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,920 somebody doesn't take action if there is no 671 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:34,260 faith. 672 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,920 And I think often, especially in mainstream Christianity, 673 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,240 and we talked about this before, faith is 674 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:46,440 the thing that really gets pushed, it's, you 675 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:50,660 know, Ephesians 2, 8 gets pushed, and really 676 00:37:50,660 --> 00:37:54,700 emphasized, but I really like, and it's true, 677 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,840 we cannot please God without faith, we're not 678 00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,740 going to take action without faith. 679 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:02,780 And yet, when we read about judgment, the 680 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:05,380 judgment is always about the works that we 681 00:38:05,380 --> 00:38:08,860 have, and I think sometimes that creates a 682 00:38:08,860 --> 00:38:12,720 theological problem, especially if we think that it's 683 00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:13,740 only faith. 684 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:15,980 But if we think about the words of 685 00:38:15,980 --> 00:38:20,160 James, I'll show you my faith by my 686 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:24,320 works, it really is perfect, the works that 687 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,640 will be judged by are really a referendum 688 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:28,540 of the faith that we have or did 689 00:38:28,540 --> 00:38:29,140 not have. 690 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,180 And I just, that just came to me 691 00:38:32,180 --> 00:38:34,260 while I was thinking about this, hopefully that 692 00:38:34,260 --> 00:38:34,980 makes sense. 693 00:39:03,660 --> 00:39:06,880 And bless the Lord. 694 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:12,660 And bless the Lord. 695 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,900 God bless the Lord. 696 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:20,740 For by His words of love. 697 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,840 To stand by Him. 698 00:39:27,660 --> 00:39:30,420 In the house of the Lord. 699 00:39:31,860 --> 00:39:35,420 Lift up your hands. 700 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,420 In the holy place. 701 00:39:54,150 --> 00:40:01,750 For Jesus, our Savior, Redeemer, and Lord. 702 00:40:02,420 --> 00:40:09,040 The Lord of salvation and flesh of the 703 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:09,770 world. 704 00:40:10,860 --> 00:40:18,320 His name shall be wonderful Prince of Peace. 705 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:27,000 Emmanuel comes again, Lord, I pray. 706 00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:29,800 Hallelujah. 707 00:40:31,780 --> 00:40:34,680 Oh, Hallelujah. 708 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:52,940 God's only begotten will pass over them. 709 00:40:53,880 --> 00:41:01,460 To witness and believe the angel again. 710 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:10,960 Sweet corners of heaven and dayspring of life. 711 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:18,220 Our leader and bright truth and truth of 712 00:41:18,220 --> 00:41:19,500 life. 713 00:41:20,420 --> 00:41:22,600 Hallelujah. 714 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:28,240 Oh, Hallelujah. 715 00:41:37,980 --> 00:41:45,320 The Son of the Highest to hide in 716 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:47,380 the door. 717 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:56,000 The Lion of Judah and God of war. 718 00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:03,800 The Root of all Kings, the King of 719 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:05,330 all Kings. 720 00:42:06,420 --> 00:42:14,530 Messiah, Chief Shepherd and Heir of all Kings. 721 00:42:16,260 --> 00:42:17,800 Hallelujah. 722 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:23,000 Oh, Hallelujah. 723 00:42:33,740 --> 00:42:39,660 The God in whom we extend your light 724 00:42:39,660 --> 00:42:42,120 of the world. 725 00:42:42,700 --> 00:42:48,640 The Head of the Church and we are 726 00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:51,180 one with the Lord. 727 00:42:51,180 --> 00:42:59,380 The Alpha, the Omega, the Beginning and the 728 00:42:59,380 --> 00:43:00,520 End. 729 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:08,240 Desire of all nations are on the other 730 00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:09,540 end. 731 00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:12,500 Hallelujah. 732 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:17,260 Oh, Hallelujah. 733 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:43,240 To say that I'm walking toward home. 734 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:49,780 The night is so dark and I'm lonely. 735 00:43:50,780 --> 00:43:56,700 I'm losing my vision to the light. 736 00:43:57,250 --> 00:44:02,640 And then the watchman gave his reply. 737 00:44:03,540 --> 00:44:08,780 Morning will come, but it is still nigh. 738 00:44:09,780 --> 00:44:17,080 Every hour I'll stand to listen. 739 00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:22,220 The day of Christ is nigh. 740 00:44:26,220 --> 00:44:32,100 Watchman, how long shall the night be? 741 00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:36,900 This earth is not a home I can 742 00:44:36,900 --> 00:44:37,840 be. 743 00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:45,300 And I am so sick for glory. 744 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:50,880 The place where I'm moving to, to be. 745 00:44:51,980 --> 00:44:57,200 And then the watchman gave his reply. 746 00:44:58,180 --> 00:45:03,250 Morning will come, but it is still nigh. 747 00:45:04,250 --> 00:45:10,250 Inside is warm, the Fatherland. 748 00:45:11,790 --> 00:45:15,880 The day of Christ is nigh. 749 00:45:19,860 --> 00:45:25,420 Watchman, how long shall the night be? 750 00:45:25,940 --> 00:45:30,750 And when will the day of rest pass? 751 00:45:31,750 --> 00:45:37,230 For I am so sick for glory. 752 00:45:39,250 --> 00:45:43,750 The strength that I had is waning fast. 753 00:45:45,230 --> 00:45:50,170 And then the watchman gave his reply. 754 00:45:51,190 --> 00:45:56,080 Morning will come, but it is still nigh. 755 00:45:56,080 --> 00:46:03,080 And I still want more to strengthen you. 756 00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:08,570 The day of Christ is nigh. 757 00:46:12,510 --> 00:46:18,070 Watchman, how long shall the night be? 758 00:46:18,670 --> 00:46:23,570 Do I have much farther to go? 759 00:46:24,570 --> 00:46:30,810 Well, when will my eyes see the brightness? 760 00:46:32,070 --> 00:46:37,010 Where love is the only thing we know. 761 00:46:37,890 --> 00:46:42,730 And then the watchman gave his reply. 762 00:46:43,830 --> 00:46:49,010 Morning will come, but it is still nigh. 763 00:46:49,010 --> 00:46:56,210 Sorrow and pain for you will end. 764 00:46:56,650 --> 00:47:01,970 The day of Christ is nigh. 765 00:47:03,250 --> 00:47:10,310 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my 766 00:47:10,310 --> 00:47:11,110 heart. 767 00:47:11,110 --> 00:47:19,530 Naught be all else to me, Saviour Thou 768 00:47:19,530 --> 00:47:20,340 art. 769 00:47:21,430 --> 00:47:28,870 Thou art as dawn, my day, or my 770 00:47:28,870 --> 00:47:30,110 night. 771 00:47:31,430 --> 00:47:40,350 Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. 772 00:47:41,110 --> 00:47:48,850 Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true 773 00:47:48,850 --> 00:47:50,530 word. 774 00:47:50,970 --> 00:47:58,650 I ever with Thee, and Thou with me, 775 00:47:58,770 --> 00:48:00,310 Lord. 776 00:48:00,310 --> 00:48:08,510 Thou my true Father, I Thy true 777 00:48:08,510 --> 00:48:10,710 Son. 778 00:48:11,210 --> 00:48:19,430 Thou with me dwelling, and I with Thee 779 00:48:19,430 --> 00:48:20,350 one. 780 00:48:21,350 --> 00:48:29,810 Be Thou my battle shield, guard for the 781 00:48:29,810 --> 00:48:30,760 fight. 782 00:48:31,710 --> 00:48:40,270 Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight. 783 00:48:41,270 --> 00:48:49,910 Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high 784 00:48:49,910 --> 00:48:51,510 tower. 785 00:48:52,310 --> 00:48:59,670 Raise Thou me and word, O power of 786 00:48:59,670 --> 00:49:01,450 my heart. 787 00:49:03,310 --> 00:49:12,890 Precious I Thee have, nor man's empty praise. 788 00:49:13,390 --> 00:49:22,730 Thou my inheritance, now and always. 789 00:49:22,730 --> 00:49:31,290 Shelter Thou only, first in my 790 00:49:31,290 --> 00:49:33,010 heart. 791 00:49:33,870 --> 00:49:43,070 I King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art. 792 00:49:44,070 --> 00:49:53,110 I King of Heaven, my victory won. 793 00:49:54,650 --> 00:50:04,010 May I reach Heaven's joyful, bright and sound. 794 00:50:04,010 --> 00:50:12,130 Fire of my own heart, Thou there 795 00:50:12,130 --> 00:50:14,330 before. 796 00:50:15,410 --> 00:50:25,170 Still be my vision, O ruler of all. 797 00:50:26,170 --> 00:50:32,510 Think not, child, of strange poor pilgrims. 798 00:50:33,410 --> 00:50:38,690 The like not your brethren know. 799 00:50:40,150 --> 00:50:46,650 Some are tried with fires of chastening. 800 00:50:47,110 --> 00:50:53,250 Some are tried through floods of woe. 801 00:50:54,250 --> 00:51:01,070 Jesus knows our strength and weakness. 802 00:51:01,670 --> 00:51:07,970 Understand we are but frail. 803 00:51:08,870 --> 00:51:15,570 Hears us often, will forgive us. 804 00:51:15,570 --> 00:51:22,830 Yet we falter if we fail. 805 00:51:23,510 --> 00:51:29,910 Take heart then, my weary brother. 806 00:51:30,490 --> 00:51:36,810 Though you suffer shame and loss. 807 00:51:36,810 --> 00:51:44,270 Give your brethren light of vision. 808 00:51:44,770 --> 00:51:51,040 God is cleansing you from dross. 809 00:51:52,630 --> 00:51:58,780 Fairest brother, think not sister. 810 00:51:59,550 --> 00:52:04,930 See the church that's gone before. 811 00:52:04,930 --> 00:52:13,370 Though the cross destroy the body. 812 00:52:13,750 --> 00:52:19,770 Yet the soul he will restore. 813 00:52:21,750 --> 00:52:28,730 Hear the winter's sounds and cheer us. 814 00:52:28,730 --> 00:52:35,410 As we tread the road they trod. 815 00:52:36,530 --> 00:52:42,810 Dare we to say God what made. 816 00:52:42,910 --> 00:52:49,850 For I will stay upon my God.